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Getting Help 13

know Xara Designer Pro X and get an overview of its features, allowing you to make the
most of the program.

Here are some other sources of information and help from Xara and the Xara community
that may be of use:
• Program help - Choose "Xara Designer Pro X Help" from the "Help" menu to open
Xara Designer Pro X Help (containing hundreds of pages of information).
• Status bar - Try reading the text on the status bar at the bottom of the main Xara
Designer Pro X window. It always describes what actions are currently possible and
what they will do (even during drags), and helps you learn to use the Xara Designer
Pro X tools. It also gives details of what buttons and controls do as you move the
pointer over them. See Status Bar (on page 37) for more details.
• Tooltips - If you hold the mouse pointer over a button or control for a short while, then
a short message appears telling you what it does.
• Menus - If you want to know what a menu item does, highlight it and press "F1".
• Dialog boxes - If you want to know what a dialog box does or how to use it, click HELP.
• Movies - Use the menu option "HELP" > "MOVIES" or click here
http://www.xara.com/movies/designerpro8 to view a list of available movies.
• The TalkGraphics forums - Post your question in the popular, dedicated Xara forums
at TalkGraphics.com (www.talkgraphics.com), where you can ask other Xara Designer
Pro X users for advice or suggestions – available 24x7. You can share tips and ideas,
ask questions or offer solutions to other users.
MAGIX Support
Dear MAGIX customer,

Our aim is to provide convenient, fast and solution-focused support at all times. To this
end, we offer a wide range of services:

• Unlimited web support:
As a registered MAGIX customer, you have unlimited access to web support offered
via the convenient MAGIX service portal on http://support.magix.net, including an
intelligent help assistant, high-quality FAQs, patches and user reports that are
constantly updated.
The only requirement is that you have registered your product.
• The online community - on-the-spot support and a platform for exchange:
MAGIX customers have free and unlimited access to the online community at
www.magix.info, which includes approx. 120,000 members and offers the opportunity
to ask members questions concerning MAGIX products as well as use the search
function to search for specific topics or answers. In addition to questions & answers,
the knowledge pool includes a glossary, video tutorials and a discussion forum. The
multiple experts, found round-the-clock on www.magix.info guarantee quick answers,
which sometimes come within minutes of a question being posted.
• Email support for MAGIX products:
For every new MAGIX product you will receive, as of date purchase, 12 months of
email based customer service.

Please note: To be able to use the Premium email support and free product email
support via the Internet, you have to register your MAGIX product using the serial